Michael Gregg, CISSP, CISA, CISM, is an ‘ethical hacker’ who provides cybersecurity services to Fortune 500s and US government agencies. He’s published over a dozen books on IT security and is a well-known security trainer and speaker. Gregg is COO of Superior Solutions Inc. (www.thesolutionfirm.com), headquartered in Houston.

Entries by Michael Gregg

With the 2016 presidential race already well underway, it's time for us to take cyber threats to our electoral process much more seriously. Over the years, a number of security researchers, 'ethical hackers' and government agencies have warned about the risks, but little has...

For almost a month, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has been engaged in damage control after publicly disclosing that it was the victim of a massive data breach of government employee data. When first announced in early June, it was believed...

There are many who will say it's already dead (some will even say that happened a decade ago), that the bad guys have won and no one can trust antivirus any more. As a computer security professional, I wouldn't advise anyone to surf...

The last several years have been good for criminal hackers and bad for consumers. From last year's unprecedented string of major retailer breaches to the massive JP Morgan hack and Sony's epic debacle, hackers have been almost unstoppable. So what should consumers expect for 2015?

As the Western world becomes increasingly concerned about ISIS and the potential for homegrown terrorist attacks by its adherents, governments and their publics have focused their concerns more on traditional physical attacks, while overlooking the potential for cyber-based assaults.

Recent events, such as the U.S. House bill to restrict NSA data collection, Facebook's decision to make it easier for users to share less personal information and Europe's top court ruling that EU citizens have the "right to be forgotten" by online search engines like Google, highlight the question: What...

The new year has only just begun and already four major brands -- Snapchat, Target, Skype (owned by Microsoft) and Yahoo! -- have fallen victim to hackers. They join a seemingly endless list of other businesses, from big (Google, Sony, Lockheed Martin, Visa, RSA, Barnes & Noble, T.J. Maxx, etc.)...

Glitches and outages have been the main focus thus far in the scrutiny over the HealthCare.gov website - but a bigger problem could be looming on the horizon for Americans who wish to enroll on the site: hacking.

If you think you're hip to your children's online social habits because you know all about Facebook and Twitter, you've got it all wrong. Tweens and teens are increasingly leaving these sites in favor of new apps that offer richer features and a safe haven from watchful parents....

Recent revelations in the ongoing Edward Snowden scandal are shining a new light on the far-reaching cyber capabilities of the National Security Agency -- including the agency's ability to bypass the online encryption standards used by the majority of the web.

It's a scary thought, but one that many of us will have to get used to unless big changes are made in the healthcare industry. While we tend to worry about web companies like Google, Facebook, and, more recently,...

With the holiday season almost at an end, consumers all across the country will soon be reselling, donating or recycling their old smartphones, desktops, laptops and other electronics. But few people realize that gadgets often retain a significant amount of personal information -- even after you think you've deleted it.

Next week is Black Hat -- perhaps the world's most significant and influential annual hacking conference. It's an event that draws in the best and brightest (and sometimes, the borderline legal) hackers from around the world to show off the latest threats to our phones, laptops, PCs, Macs,...

Celebrities are a perfect target for hackers -- they're highly visible, spend lots of time on their smartphones and they know next to nothing about security. It's no wonder they're often victimized by hackers -- from lone hackerazzis like the alleged Christopher Chaney to hacker groups like the...